Average Public Transport Travel Time to Nearest Hospital During AM Peak

Australian geospatial data from Infrastructure Australia models average weekday travel time to the nearest hospital via public transport during the morning peak period (7 AM to 9 AM). It was created for the 2019 Australian Infrastructure Audit's supplementary report on Urban Transport Crowding and Congestion. The dataset was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling healthcare service accessibility by analyzing the 'average travel time' metric for different geographic areas.
• Identifying transport deserts by correlating high 'travel time' values with socioeconomic or demographic data layers.
• Assessing the impact of peak-hour congestion on emergency access by examining travel times specifically during the 'AM peak' period.
• Planning new hospital or public transport routes by using the geospatial travel time surface to locate underserved regions.

Strengths

• Derived from a national strategic transport model for a major government audit (Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019).
• Focuses on a specific, high-demand time period for analysis (weekday AM peak, 7am-9am).
• Available under a permissive open license (CC-BY-4.0).

Limitations

• The underlying data is from a 2019 audit, so travel times may not reflect current network conditions.
• No sample data or column details are provided to verify data structure or specific attributes.
• The model outputs an average, which may mask variability in individual travel experiences.

Provenance

Source

Infrastructure Australia, a statutory body.

Collection Method

Strategic transport modelling for the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019.

Time Range

Model reflects conditions for the 2019 audit; temporal coverage of input data is not specified.

Freshness

Metadata was updated in April 2026, but the core data is from a 2019 modelling exercise.

Geography

Australia.